CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Annual Report 2007

Conventional Railway
JR Central operates a network of 12 conventional lines, which form an
integrated network with the Tokaido Shinkansen. These lines have contributed
substantially to the development of communities and the regional economy
around Nagoya and Shizuoka areas.
Daily Departures
Local Trains (Trains / day)
During FY2007.3, while ridership on local trains showed good trends due to the
introduction of newly manufactured rolling stock and timetable revisions, express train
ridership dropped comparatively from the year before due to the absence of the Expo
2005 Aichi. As a result, passenger kilometers dropped 0,6% year-on-year to 9.046
billion passenger kilometers and railway operation revenues dropped 1.7% year-on-year
to ¥103.9 billion.
Meanwhile, in the Spring of 2007, “Noda-shimmmachi” station was opened in between
Higashi-Kariya station and Kariya station on the Tokaido Line and service between
Tsunogawa and Inotani Station on the Takayama Line, which had been offered by buses
after train service was interrupted by a typhoon in 2004, should be restored and in
operation by September 2007.
Improvement of Service on Conventional Railway
In regards to JR Central’s conventional railway network, we are surely and steadily
improving services such as introducing faster and more modern rolling stock, increasing
the frequency of trains, and the installation of air conditioning on all trains.
One measure that has proved especially popular is the introduction of “Wide View”
rolling stock on limited express trains. We have synchronized the timetables of both
Tokaido Shinkansen and conventional lines limited express to create an integrated
network of the Tokaido Shinkansen and Wide View trains. In terms of conventional trains ,
we are making efforts to increase frequency of local commuter trains during peakdemand
morning and evening periods and introduce expanded rapid-train services that
reduce travel times. Moreover, train intervals are being adjusted to realize equally spaced
departures, in order to provide timetables that better serve passenger needs.
FY 2006 Timetable Revision
During FY2007.3, along with surely and steadily introducing and new manufactured
Series 313 rolling stock, the timetable for the Nagoya region was revised in October 2006
thereby improving our transportation system, which included increasing the number of
rapid train services on the Tokaido Line. Furthermore, the timetable for the Shizuoka
region was revised by, for example, changing operation patterns in conjunction with
ridership in March 2007.
Express Trains (Trains / day)
Note: Departures shown are as of the beginning of each month,
and exclude extra trains
Conventional Railway Ridership (million passengers)
Total
Commuter
Passes
Ordinary Tickets
Takayama Line’s Restoration Work
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